Topic: rust programming language
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Torvalds dared critics to fork Linux, and someone did
A developer known as Poseidon has created linux-0.11-rs, a complete reimplementation of the original 1991 Linux kernel 0.11 in Rust, coinciding with Linus Torvalds' recent challenge for critics to "fork off." The project is not a direct response to Torvalds but appears to have been AI-assisted, a...
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Google adds Rust to Pixel 10 modem for security
Google is fundamentally redesigning the Pixel 10's modem security, integrating a new Rust-based component into the firmware to address demonstrated remote code execution threats. Cellular modems are a persistent attack surface due to their legacy, memory-unsafe C/C++ code, which is difficult to p...
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Monitor Linux App Network Connections with Little Snitch
Objective Development has released a free version of its Little Snitch firewall for Linux, providing desktop users with clear, per-process visibility into outbound network connections. The application uses a modern eBPF-based architecture with a Rust backend and a web-based UI, allowing for remot...
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WhatsApp's New Privacy Lockdown Mode: One-Toggle Security
WhatsApp is introducing a consolidated "Strict Account Settings" feature that bundles multiple privacy protections into a single switch, simplifying activation for enhanced security. Once enabled, this all-or-nothing setting enforces restrictions like hiding online status, limiting group adds, an...
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TensorZero raises $7.3M to streamline enterprise LLM development
TensorZero raised $7.3 million in seed funding led by FirstMark Capital to simplify large language model (LLM) development, gaining traction with its open-source platform trending on GitHub. The startup addresses enterprise AI deployment challenges by offering a unified platform for monitoring, o...
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Microsoft's RIFT: Open-Source Tool for Rust Malware Analysis
Microsoft released RIFT, an open-source tool for analyzing Rust-based malware, addressing challenges posed by Rust's compilation methods and large binary sizes. RIFT uses three integrated components (static analyzer, signature generator, and IDA plugin) with FLIRT and binary diffing to efficientl...
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